Music Library Links

Getting Started

To borrow items from the libraries you need your BGSU photo ID and a current record in the library database. For more detailed information, see Borrowing, Renewing, and Requesting.

Library Login: BGSU Students, Faculty, and Staff need only their BGSU username and password to log in for remote access to the research databases, OhioLINK and local requesting, and My Library Account. The BGSU username and password is the same one used for logging in to MyBGSU, campus email, and BGSU lab and library computers. Look for more information on the relevant log-in screens.

If the University Libraries doesn't have what you need, chances are that OhioLINK does. OhioLINK is the 80+ academic (and some public) libraries that lend their resources to one another through an online requesting system. Look for the "Request this item" button in the OhioLINK catalog. For more detailed information, see OhioLINK requesting.

We're here to assist you! If you need help using the library, can't find what you want, have an assignment and need help getting started, Ask Us for immediate help. Besides drop-in help, the University Libraries offer Individual Research Appointments for undergraduates & graduate students.

Finding Censorship Materials in the BGSU Catalog

See the "Books on Music Censorship" section for a detailed listing of several key volumes on music censorship.

Finding Additional Materials in the BGSU Libraries Catalog

When looking for books in the BGSU Libraries Catalog, try the following terms in a keyword search:

popular music AND censorshipParents Music Resource Centerbackmaskingyouth culture AND popular musicpolitics AND popular musicpolitics AND rock musicpolitics AND hip hopcontroversy AND popular musiccontroversy AND hip hopcontroversy AND rock musicdrugs AND popular musicobscenity AND popular musicfreedom of expression AND musicfirst amendment AND musicparental advisory (this keyword search term, when combined with title or artist searches, will yield all sound recordings in the ML/SRA that contain the “Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics” warning sticker)

Try searching for some of the following subject headings using the subject search in the BGSU Libraries Catalog:

Music -- CensorshipMusic -- Moral and ethical aspectsCensorshipMusic -- Law and legislationPopular music -- Censorship